Two FHIS Scholars Awarded “Best Book” by the Canadian Association of Hispanists
We are proud to announce that Dr. María Soledad Fernández Utrera, Professor of Spanish, and Jennifer Nagtegaal, PhD Student of Hispanic Studies, are recipients of Best Book by a Canadian Hispanist awards (2023–2024) by the Canadian Association of Hispanists. This prestigious national distinction recognizes exceptional original research that makes a significant contribution to Hispanic Studies. […]
Michela Valmori completes PhD on violence, patriarchy, and female agency in Italian American literature
We are thrilled to announce that Michela Valmori, our Visiting Lecturer of Italian, has successfully completed a PhD in Comparative Literature at Birkbeck University, London. Her dissertation, titled “Unsafe Bodies: A Kleinian Reading of Violence and Patriarchy in Italian American Female-Authored Writing,” offers a psychoanalytical exploration of gender, trauma, and patriarchal violence in Italian American […]
Pedagogical guide for inclusive and non-binary French
Dr. Caroline Lebrec, Assistant Professor of Teaching in French, introduces a pedagogical guide for inclusive and non-binary French developed in collaboration with graduate student Mathilda Poulenay (FHIS), Dr. Hasheem Hakeem (Northwestern University), and Sophie Feng (University of Toronto). The Guide pédagogique du français inclusif et non binaire (2024) provides a step-by-step approach to writing French in a way […]
Dr. Kim Beauchesne receives Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring
The Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) is proud to announce that Dr. Kim Beauchesne, Associate Professor of Spanish, has been honoured with the prestigious Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring. This award recognizes Dr. Beauchesne’s exceptional dedication to fostering the growth of graduate students. Citation: “Dr. Kim Beauchesne is an Associate Professor […]
New Book by Farid Laroussi: Francophone Literature After the Postcolonial Age
Dr. Farid Laroussi, Professor of French, will be publishing a new book in December 2024 titled Francophone Literature After the Postcolonial Age (Rowman & Littlefield). Description: Francophone Literature After the Postcolonial Age argues that Francophone literature extends beyond the postcolonial critical landmarks that helped define the field since the late 1980s. Today Francophone literature maps out […]
A start-up guide for teachers interested in fostering linguistic security in their classroom
Written by Dr. Marie-Eve Bouchard, Assistant Professor of French Studies The Conseil jeunesse francophone de la Colombie-Britannique is a youth organization created to represent the interests of the French-speaking youth in British Columbia. In 2019, the CJFCB put together the Linguistic Security Committee – a committee by and for youth to address the topic of […]
Tamara Mitchell receives SSHRC Grant to explore extraction and aurality in Mexican literature
Congratulations to Dr. Tamara Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Spanish, for receiving a SSHRC Insight Grant for her research project titled Sounds of the Capitalocene: Extraction and Aurality in Mexican Literature. About the research project: What does it mean for a novel to be sonorous? How might we attune to sound or silence, rhythm or timbre, […]
